Articles by Eleanor Gibson

Edmonds + Lee breaks tradition for gallery-like Remember House in San Francisco

July 10, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

US studio Edmonds + Lee Architects has used voids, large windows and white-washed interiors to open up this San Francisco property, breaking away from the tightly packed “pancake-style” layout of its neighbours. The Remember House is located on sloped road in San Francisco’s Noe Valley. The team at Edmonds + Lee Architects describes the regular layout of the neighbourhood’s four-storey

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The Society Hotel offers affordable boutique accommodation in downtown Portland

July 7, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

A former sailor’s lodge was overhauled to create this boutique hotel in downtown Portland, Oregon, which includes hostel-style bunkbeds and compact rooms, aimed at design-conscious travellers on a budget. Located in Portland’s Old Town Chinatown, The Society Hotel occupies a cast-iron front building, built in 1881. It was previously used as a hotel for mariners, a hospital and then a Chinese

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Abraham Cota Paredes’ inward-looking Cave House features huge window to tree-planted atrium

June 30, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Behind the white walls of this house in Mexico, architect Abraham Cota Paredes has carved out a courtyard and added a huge window to offer views of a tree planted inside. The Mexican architect designed The Cave for a family living in Guadalajara, a city in Mexico’s Jalisco state that has become a hotspot for young architects. The home takes the

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Nike unveils New York headquarters topped with giant planted swoosh

June 28, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Sedum plants form a huge tick on the roof of Nike’s new headquarters in New York, which also features an indoor basketball court, meeting rooms in a van and bleacher-style stairs. Nike NYHQ occupies six floors of a building on 855 Avenue of the Americas, designed by the brand’s Workplace Design + Connectivity team with New York-based Studios Architecture.

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Nike unveils New York headquarters topped with giant planted swoosh

June 28, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Sedum plants form a huge tick on the roof of Nike’s new headquarters in New York, which also features an indoor basketball court, meeting rooms in a van and bleacher-style stairs. Nike NYHQ occupies six floors of a building on 855 Avenue of the Americas, designed by the brand’s Workplace Design + Connectivity team with New York-based Studios Architecture.

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Grzywinski + Pons creates “sophisticatedly tropical” interiors for Edinburgh’s Eden Locke hotel

June 24, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Pastel-coloured walls, wicker furniture and an abundance of planting feature inside this Edinburgh hotel, which New York studio Grzywinski + Pons has designed to contrast with its 18th-century stone exterior. Eden Locke is located in Edinburgh’s New Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site characterised by properties of the Georgian era. Grzywinski + Pons describes it as “a beautiful,

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Student builds pavilion on campus of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture school

June 19, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Architecture student Jaime Inostroza has built a tiny pavilion on the campus of the School of Architecture at Taliesin, offering occupants framed views of the Arizona desert. Inostroza recently graduated from the architecture school – previously called the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture – which is based at a house designed by the prolific American architect in Scottsdale. Inostroza was one of

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Eduardo Souto de Moura’s House in the Sierra Arrábida overlooks huge Portuguese park

June 19, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

The bright white walls of this house by Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura are in stark contrast to the vibrant greenery of its setting, in a mountainous park on the outskirts of Lisbon. The 2011 Pritzker Prize laureate designed the residence for Serra da Arrabida, a huge protected parkland located 30 kilometres outside the Portuguese capital, between the towns of Palmela

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Dan Brunn plants olive tree in centre of RTA Melrose boutique in Los Angeles

June 17, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

An olive tree grows up from a patch of gravel towards a circular skylight in this Los Angeles fashion store, which was designed by local studio Dan Brunn Architecture. Dan Brunn Architecture – the studio that also recently renovated a Frank Gehry-designed house – created the flagship store for Los Angeles fashion brand Road to Awe. It occupies an overhauled

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Dan Brunn renovates Frank Gehry-designed LA house for an illustrator

June 15, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

A Japanese-style reading nook and a sculptural wooden staircase feature in this 1970s Los Angeles house, which has been overhauled by local studio Dan Brunn Architecture to “pay homage” to its original architect Frank Gehry. Gehry was commissioned to design the residence in the 1970s for art collectors Edwin and Ann Janss, but the couple slightly modified the plans during construction

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